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Summary: Learn how to use the follow-through technique when firing handguns, in this free video featuring a Marine marksman.
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John Ritenour John Ritenour has been target shooting for the past nine years. He qualified as a double expert in the United States Marine Corps with the Beretta M92 pistol ... read more
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Questions & AnswersHi! This is John from Expert Village. The next segment is going to be on follow through. Follow through is what happens after you fire the gun. Basically there’s two parts. When you fire the gun, it loads the next round in and you have this little trigger that’s squeezed. Let the trigger go and just relax; that’s follow through. Basically, you breathe, relax and you’re in your natural respiratory pause, squeeze the trigger, the round fires. That’s your follow through. Just letting go and being able to relax and get ready for your next shot. Something you don’t want to do is basically hold your breath. Take a natural respiratory pause but don’t hold it. It’s about 1-2 second pause between your breath and the next breath. So breathe, relax, let out your breath, squeeze the trigger, round fires, let go of the trigger, breathe. It’s not a rush. It’s nothing to take lightly. For accurate target shooting, you must have the natural respiratory pause and a follow through. Essential items of shooting accurately. This is John from Expert Village.
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Okay, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried. Follow through does not include relaxing your trigger finger after each shot. What you should do, "expert", is keep your trigger finger to the rear, then after the shot, release it only to the point of reset. Not that I expect you to know anything about that, though.